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It’s not as if Robert De Niro’s choices have improved all that much since the nadir of the mid-2000s (last year did see him crop up in a Scott Eastwood-led actioner and The Alto Knights) but there’s something specifically rubbishy about his latest that transports us back to that particularly cursed time. The Whisper Man, a film as openly stupid as its title would suggest, could have been released in between the evil clone horror Godsend and imaginary friend thriller Hide and Seek, the kind of bottom-tier project that offers the actor a nice big cheque and the audience a…

Beyond the excitement that naturally follows party primaries lies a more compelling political question: what makes a former Ogun State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Ms Motunrayo Adijat Adeleye, a formidable contender in Ifo/Ewekoro Federal Constituency? Jonathan Eze writes. In representative democracies, political parties are often judged not merely by the manifestos they publish but by the calibre of candidates they present before the electorate. Elections are ultimately contests of ideas, competence, credibility and public trust. It is against this backdrop that the emergence of Hon. Motunrayo Adijat Adeleye, former Ogun State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, as the…

King Harald V of Norway has died at the age of 89, the palace in Oslo has announced, triggering the succession of his son, Haakon, whose wife Mette-Marit’s association with Jeffrey Epstein has sparked fierce recent controversy.“It is with deep sadness that we announce that His Majesty King Harald passed away today. King Harald passed away peacefully at Oslo University Hospital on Friday, August 28 at 6.35 am,” the palace said in a statement.The palace had announced on Thursday that Harald’s health had deteriorated and that he was in an “extremely serious” condition, prompting his wife, Queen Sonja, and Crown…

Nigerian lawyers have reaffirmed the pivotal role of taxation as a major source of government revenue for infrastructure development and the provision of social services, throwing their weight behind the voluntary tax compliance drive being championed by the Office of the Tax Ombud. This was a central theme of a panel discussion titled “Pay Now, Prosper Later” at the ongoing 66th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The panel, which featured the Tax Ombud/Chief Executive, Dr. John Nwabueze, and other legal luminaries, including Ahmed Raji, SAN, emphasised the importance of strengthening taxpayer…

The legal question is whether “use… by” a candidate can refer to ad time purchased on a candidate’s behalf by parties and joint fundraising committees. In the 4th Circuit case, two judges appointed by Democratic presidents ruled that the FCC’s interpretation of the law was wrong, and one judge appointed by a Republican president said the FCC got it right. GOP has reason for optimism A potential problem for Republicans is that the FCC position contradicts agency guidance from 1991 and a statement made to the Supreme Court last year by the Trump administration’s own solicitor general. In the recent…

By Gabriel Ewepu With five months to the 2027 general elections, the National Peace Committee, NPC, chaired by former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, in partnership with The Kukah Centre on August 18, 2026 brought together presidential candidates and national chairpersons of political parties participating in the elections at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. There, they signed a National Peace Accord with the aim of promoting and sustaining peace before, during and after the elections. Read Also: Fuel hike: Labour, CSOs accuse FG, operators of gang-up, exploitation The agreement was signed by President Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the…

It will be a gut-wrenching moment for the horticulturalists at Kew Gardens when some of the magnificent trees in the Palm House have to be felled.“There are some sad moments ahead,” said Palm House manager, Will Spoelstra, who knows all the plants inside the cathedral-like greenhouse.But moving some of the 1,000 plants – and sacrificing others – is crucial as the botanists and horticulturalists at the world’s biggest plant collection, based in south-west London, race against time to renovate the Victorian-era glasshouse.Tom Pickering, the head of glasshouses at Kew, looking at a flowering Ramosmania rodriguesii, says the chance to propagate…

Aug 27, 2026, 04:31 PM ETArsenal are tracking Marseille winger Igor Paixão, while Liverpool are keen on AFC Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers home page | Men’s summer grades | Women’s gradesTrending rumorsMarseille winger Igor Paixão is linked with a move to the Premier League. (Photo by Yohan Castella/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)- Arsenal are interested in Marseille winger Igor Paixão, according to TEAMtalk. The Gunners are reported to have made an inquiry for the 26-year-old, who has already agreed personal terms with Sunderland. The Ligue 1 club are keen…

Sasha Baylors and Ciara Hornsey, both 19, feel the stereotype that the festival attracts a younger crowd is “fair” but they “don’t think that’s a bad thing”. “It’s very important to have places for young people to go to listen to music and discover new artists,” says Hornsey, who is heading back to Reading Festival after attending last year.Baylors, who last went when she was 17, says it is “not as rowdy as people say it is, it’s not like some battle zone or anything”.College student Zara Hawkins, 17, agrees attending feels like a rite of passage for teenagers in…

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to working with the Taraba State Government to unlock the state’s vast potential in agriculture, energy, tourism, infrastructure and mineral resources. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this on Thursday in Jalingo at the Gala night to mark the Taraba State’s 35th anniversary and the official unveiling of the Taraba Regional Development Master Plan. He described the newly unveiled Taraba Regional Development Master Plan as an important blueprint for sustainable growth. Idris, who conveyed the greetings of President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Executive Council to the government and…